VIDEO – BUT IT’S A DISEASE haha – July 7, 2022 – The 48-year-old’s obituary for Lawrence Pfaff Sr seeks to dissassociate and “cleanse” himself from the alleged damage done to him and his siblings by the latter, including “leaving them broken” by living for “much longer than he deserved”. “Lawrence H Pfaff Sr was born in Belmont, NY, on April 16, 1941. He passed away on June 27, 2022, living a long life, much longer than he deserved,” said the ruthless obituary posted on The Florida Times-Unionon 2 July. more@Independent
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FEELING BETTER WITH LESS – July 7, 2022 – Except that every time I ate a bagel, I felt sad. It took me a year to be able to conceptualize what wheat-free would look like as a lifestyle. Wheat was such a large part of my diet: cereal for breakfast, sandwich for lunch, pretzels for a snack and pasta for dinner. What else was there to eat? For the first six months of this experiment, I was far from gluten-free. At most, I was gluten-light. About once a week, I would bump into some cookies or a delicious dessert…
Tradition 11 11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films. – July 8, 2022 – In A.A. you will find a community of kindred folks from every walk of life and “of every stripe.” For people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning (LGBTQ), A.A. extends a helping hand, an open heart, and a life-saving program of recovery to any person seeking help with a drinking problem. Irving, an A.A. member, shares, “The only requirement for A.A. membership is…
LIMITLESS – July 8, 2022 – Take the chemical imbalance theory — as deeply embedded in the contemporary cultural firmament as Freud’s tripartite theory of the mind was a couple of generations ago — which posits that a serotonin deficiency can cause depression. Psychiatrist Steven Hyman, a former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, who now directs a center for psychiatric research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, suggests that this idea is just marketing double-talk. As he explains to Bergner, “How people could think that mediocre — important, but mediocre — drugs like the SSRIs…
VIDEO – FAME FATAL – July 6, 2022 – Already a star by the age of 11 after roles on soap operas and in Remember the Titans, Panettiere says she was just 15 when someone on her team began to offer her “happy pills” before she walked the red carpets. “They were to make me peppy during interviews,” says Panettiere. “I had no idea that this was not an appropriate thing, or what door that would open for me when it came to my addiction.” Panettiere was drinking alcohol and occasionally taking opioids, but meanwhile, her career was flourishing. “My…
STICK WITH THE WINNERS! – JULY 8, 2022 – Ted Perkins has worked in various professional capacities in the motion picture industry and in senior executive posts at two major studios, including Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures. He has also held positions as a senior film marketing and distribution executive at Senator (now Lionsgate International) and Vision International, and is an expert in international film financing and distribution, pre-sales, TV sales and syndication, business planning, and SVOD/AVOD programming. Q. If you are in recovery, what was your drug of choice? When did you stop using? A. I loved alcohol until…
A GRAVE DESTINATION – July 6, 2022 – But he said people prefer fentanyl to heroin because it is a consumer-driven industry, it’s less expensive and easily accessible and available. People who are selling it are also able to make a higher profit margin by using fentanyl, as opposed to heroin. New Jersey is one of the very few states where the number of overdose deaths is even. The state has leveled off over the last couple of years. Overdose deaths in most states in the country are still on the rise. more@NJ1015
VIDEO – BRAVE NEW WORLD IS HERE – July 3, 2022 – In a viral TikTok, a father shares his shock and frustration that his 15-year-old son’s high school was supplying him with antidepressants without his knowledge. User Eli Holt (@mr.notnew) says the high school’s counselor called him to let him know that his son had not picked up his antidepressants at the end of the school year. “I said, ‘He’s not on anti-depressants. What are you talking about? My kid is not depressed,’” Holt says in the video. “They proceed to tell me they had a psychiatrist come…
GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER – July 7, 2022 – Rannazzisi came under attack by a tightknit coalition of drug company executives and lobbyists with close ties to members of Congress, and high-ranking officials inside the Department of Justice. They were aided by a cadre of former federal officials lured away from the DEA and the Justice Department by the lucrative payrolls of the companies they once regulated and the downtown D.C. law firms that represented them. One was D. Linden Barber, a top DEA lawyer who left the agency to represent the opioid industry. With his intimate knowledge of…
GUILTY: MONEY FOR NOTHING – July 7, 2022 – According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Santeiro and others admitted patients for medically unnecessary detox services, the most expensive kind of treatment the facilities offered. Patient recruiters offered kickbacks to induce patients to attend the programs and then gave them illegal drugs to ensure admittance for detox at Compass Detox. Evidence at trial also showed that Santeiro submitted false and fraudulent claims for excessive, medically unnecessary urinalysis drug tests that were never used in treatment. Santeiro and others then authorized the re-admission of a core group of patients…
YES. MONEY TALKS NOBODY WALKS – July 4, 2022 – Behind the table, a program assistant hastened to clarify that it was a chance at a gift card — just a chance. But a chance was enough for Mark, who began filling out paperwork to sign up for the 12-week program, hoping the incentive could help him break from his addiction. “I’ve lost everything. My family. My kids. My grandkids. My wife. My housing. Just everything,” said the 56-year-old, who declined to give his last name. He has been living in a van in South Los Angeles. “It’s really affecting…
TIME FOR A MEETING – July 3, 2022 – In May, the band announced Tyler had entered a treatment facility after he relapsed following 10 years of sobriety. He’s since completed rehab, a rep for Aerosmith confirmed to PEOPLE Saturday. “He’s doing extremely well and looking forward to being back on stage,” the rep says. The musician reportedly left the facility last week and did more than the required 30 days, TMZ reported. Tyler, 74, relapsed less than a month before Aerosmith was set to re-launch their Las Vegas residency. The rockers said in a statement that Tyler…
LAST ADDICT STANDING – July 1, 2022 – Their lives resembled those of the many trapped by addiction – in and out of rehab, jail cells and hospital beds – until the two Santa Clarita parents suffering from fentanyl addiction received a FaceTime call from their 4-year-old daughter several weeks back. “Our daughter was taken from us… and I hadn’t talked to her in four days,” said Dante. “When I finally had the chance to talk to her and when we were saying goodbye, she was holding back tears. I was crying so hard, and I think it was the…
EVEN STARS CAN BE HUMAN – July 7, 2022 – Lady Gaga has never been shy about her drug use, often admitting that she has been “addicted to various things” since she was young. After undergoing surgery in February 2013 to treat damage to her cartilage, the singer admitted she became addicted to marijuana, smoking 15 to 20 cigarettes a day with no tobacco, in order to alleviate the pain from her hip injury. “I was living on a totally other psychedelic plane, numbing myself completely, and looking back I do see now that some of it had to do…
PROBABLY? – July 7, 2022 – Q: Does my binge drinking mean I’m an alcoholic? A: No, it doesn’t. But it could be a warning sign. You need to closely and honestly monitor your drinking behavior to figure out what’s going on. A little context: The majority of bingeing happens among college-age adults simply because it can. At this age, young adults often don’t have regular schedules, many are not working nine to five, and the hard reality of needing to make a living often hasn’t kicked in yet. In no way am I condoning binge drinking among this…
VIDEO – STOCKS AND PATIENTS GETTING HIGHER – July 1, 2022 – In today’s episode of PsycBiz, James —the Psychedelic Investor— sits down with Mark Haden, VP of Business Development for Clearmind Medicine (CSE: CMND, OTC Pink: CMNDF, FSE: CWY0). Clearmind is a next-gen psychedelics company working on treating addiction. Their main candidate is a next-gen psychedelic called MEAI. Currently, MEAI is being researched as a treatment for various forms of addiction, including Alcohol Use Disorder. Though Clearmind’s MEAI is in its early stages, both pre-clinical results and anecdotal evidence suggests that it will be effective. The company plans…
“My acting technique is to look up at God just before the camera rolls and say, ‘Give me a break.’” – James Caan (1940-2022)
BREAKING NEWS! – July 4th, 2022 – A federal judge ruled Monday that three major drug companies did not cause public nuisance when they distributed millions of opioids. more@newsmax
STOP THE MADNESS – June 27, 2022 – The five-story, 150,000-square-foot building represents a visible departure from older psychiatric facilities that are located in secluded places with obscured facades. “We wanted to design a building that defied outdated psychiatric institutional models that separated mental from physical health and perpetuated a culture of shame,” said Dr. Matthew State, UCSF professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. Situated adjacent to UCSF’s Mission Bay campus, the new building’s central location, light-filled atrium, and interior transparency were chosen and designed to convey openness to the community outside. “We created a place with welcoming entrances and…
SAD to TRAGIC to DEADLY – June 30, 2022 – The rate of overdose has prompted immediate action from DHS and has spurred calls for more effective federal, state and local strategies to keep drug users safe amid a spike in overdoses and drug-related deaths fueled mainly by Fentanyl-laced opioids across the country. Julia Savel, a spokesperson for the Department of Social Services, which oversees DHS, said staff, emergency responders and other shelter residents managed to reverse 93 percent of the overdoses inside shelters using naloxone nasal spray last year. “New York City’s pioneering and model approach on harm reduction…
SETTING THE STAGE – June 26, 2022 – The Smile singer gave the Glasto crowds a pleasant surprise when she appeared on stage during Olivia Rodrigo’s performance on Saturday. Together, the pair duetted on Lily’s hit 2009 song F**k You in response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs Wade in America this week. It was announced that the Supreme Court had decided to reverse a decision from 50 years ago, putting an end to guaranteed abortion rights. Lily, who attended the festival with her two daughters Marnie Rose and Ethel, reflected on the moment she shared with drivers license…
HARM REDUCTION is DEATH REDUCTION – June 27, 2022 – Anyone using pills or powder needs a naloxone kit, too.Rebrand naloxone as an overdose prevention drug rather than a drug that reverses an opioid overdose to expand the circle of people who see its value.Hire people who are actively using drugs to hand out naloxone, show how to use it and explain the need to others.Do the same with fentanyl test strips and urge people to test every pill or powder before they take it.Consider rebranding needle exchange sites as harm reduction programs. Some people who don’t inject drugs say…
WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE HIM – May 29, 2022 – This is not happenstance. James Declan Tobin, the film producer who commissioned the memorial, is a friend of Hoffman’s family and was insistent that the sculpture portrays the late actor’s spirit. “There was a lot of silence after Phil died,” Tobin said in a statement. “I wanted to keep the light going. I wanted Phil’s family to know the impact he had on me and the world.” The sculpture will eventually move to New York City, but Hoffman’s family wanted his hometown to first see the artwork. It is…
AND THEY KNEW IT WAS A KILLER – June 29, 2022 – Much has been disclosed over the years about McKinsey’s relationship with Purdue Pharma, including the consulting firm’s recommendation that the drug maker “turbocharge” its sales of OxyContin. But The Times found that the firm played a far deeper and broader role in advising clients involved in the opioid crisis than was publicly disclosed. The newly released McKinsey records include more than 15 years of emails, slide presentations, spreadsheets, proposals and other documents. They provide a sweeping and detailed depiction of a firm that became a trusted adviser…
KEEP COMING BACK – June 27, 2022 – Nikki and their 4-year-old son Phoenix are in full support of the “Jackass” star finishing his program. She has no clue where he is and she’s worried sick about his safety. Bam’s camp tells us he left the LifeSkills residential facility again because he was worried he’d never see Phoenix again … he’s afraid he’ll never get the chance to prove he’s a good dad if he’s in rehab. Nikki claims she’s been nothing but supportive of Bam — even moving from California to FL to be closer to him … but…
VERY GOOD NEWS! – June 26, 2022 – Conducted from 2017 to 2019 at clinics in multiple community treatment programs nationwide, this study enrolled 403 adult volunteers ages 18 to 65 with moderate to severe methamphetamine use disorder. Participants were randomly assigned to treatment or control groups. In each of two six-week stages, participants in the treatment group received an injection of extended-release naltrexone every three weeks and took extended-release bupropion daily. Those in the control group were given matched placebos over the same time periods. Study researchers performed four urine drug screens at the end of each stage…
VIDEO – REBORN IN RECOVERY – June 27, 2022 – Tina Sizemore shares her story of drug use and addiction — her lowest point and her road to recovery — and her new passion for gardening. Opioid use continues to rise and a new drug — ISO, which is believed to be several times stronger than fentanyl — has officials and recovery organizations concerns. more@Fox35
BINARY STARS – June 29, 2022 – The comedian, 39, has candidly addressed his struggle with addiction and attempts to stay sober over the years. In December 2020, Mulaney voluntarily checked into rehab seeking help for alcoholism and cocaine addiction. At the time, a second insider noted to Us that the Big Mouth star made the decision himself amid a relapse. “It was John’s decision. Plain and simple, John had too much downtime. He had too much time in his own head,” the source added. “John has always been engaged in his sobriety. The relapse got ugly, but it…
YOU ARE ONE OF DA KINE – July 1, 2022 – Early in my childhood, I suffered in silence on most days, trying to get away from the hecklers and the beautiful people who thought they would be blessed with their looks for a lifetime. In sixth grade, I went to school as my peers referring to me as “Harpo” from the Three Stooges because of my curly hair. My parents were divorced, one year I’d live with my father but when I got in middle-school the taunting took on a new directness. I could not walk down the hall…
YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET – June 29, 2022 – On June 22, Burnett Tweeted “Since my sobriety, I have EVOLVED and I’m so ready to be back in front of a camera” She has also recently used her Twitter account to share her support of reproductive rights in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, as well as to point out injustices in the U.S. prison system, in which her mother is currently imprisoned. Burnett is not the only celebrity who has opened up about her newly sober life. Other celebrities have also…